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Employee Spotlight: Susan Connors

As we celebrate Women’s History Month this March, Livewire would like to take the opportunity to recognize some of the incredible women who keep Livewire running. In this spotlight, we get to know our Accounts Payable Clerk, Susan Connors: How long have you been with Livewire? I started on August 21st of last year! What

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Employee Spotlight: Ashton Hassan

As we celebrate Women’s History Month this March, Livewire would like to take the opportunity to recognize some of the incredible women who keep Livewire running. In this spotlight, we get to know one of Livewire’s incredible Project Managers, Ashton Hassan: How long have you been with Livewire? Just over a year! I started on

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Employee Spotlight: Lu Longfellow

As we celebrate Women’s History Month this March, Livewire would like to take the opportunity to recognize some of the incredible women who keep Livewire running. In this spotlight, we get to know our Accounts Receivable Clerk, Lu Longfellow: How long have you been with Livewire? I started with the company in April of 2019

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Employee Spotlight: Stacy Hicks

As we celebrate Women’s History Month this March, Livewire would like to take the opportunity to recognize some of the incredible women who keep Livewire running. In this spotlight, we get to know Livewire COO Stacy Hicks. How long have you been with Livewire? I joined the Livewire team in October of 2015 so going

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Your Small Questions Answered

We’re able to do a lot of things at Livewire. Just glance around our website and you can see impressive media rooms, theaters, and large-scale AV projects we’ve worked on. But, while we love it when we can flex all of our muscles, the majority of our work consists of single-room flat-panel TV-with-soundbar and universal

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Product Review: KLH Model Five

Floorstanding Speakers That Evoke the Mad Men Era The KLH Model Five have finally started shipping, and I was lucky enough to get a shot at listening to the long-awaited reboot of the iconic floor-standing speaker a few months ago. My anticipation had been building for almost two years since they announced the resurrection of the

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Top Smart Home Technology for Convenience and Comfort

The latest smart home technology for heating, cooling, and plumbing makes it even easier to stay on top of your energy usage. It’s also a great way to balance your family’s comfort with lower energy bills. The best part is that there isn’t much work required on your end. And you can monitor your home

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What Is Lighting Control?

Lighting sets the mood. Whether it’s coming home from work or clocking out after a long day in the home office, great lighting makes all the difference. Wouldn’t it be great to have a lighting control solution that automatically knew what to do every day without having to touch a light switch? Imagine this; at

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Should I Install a Control System?

We’ve come a long way since the birth of the smart home control system. Once so expensive they were reserved for a select few, we now live in a world chock full of choices! With so many shiny objects available, it can be an intimidating process to tackle on your own. Livewire caters to these

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Alarm.com Connected Car Field Test

Alarm.com sent me their new connected car device to test out in the Clifford family SUV. The sleek little box promises to monitor vehicle health and driving patterns. It will also act as an easy locator in any “dude, where’s my car?” situation. I don’t have teenagers yet but would imagine a product like this

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